UTV

UTV+1 has begun testing on satellite, allowing viewers in Northern Ireland to timeshift Northern Ireland’s main commercial channel UTV. Tests began today following the closure of ITV Encore+1, which previously used the bandwidth. ITV plc purchaised UTV in 2017. No date h as yet been announced for the official launch of the UTV timeshift channel, however […]

UTV’s new brand goes live on air this Monday morning at 6am, with a fresh look and feel which firmly positions UTV as part of the ITV family. Spearheaded in-house by ITV Creative in conjunction with the UTV Creative team, UTV Live News’ identity has also been completely revamped in keeping with the ITV News […]

More of UTV’s workforce are facing redundancy following ITV’s takeover of the Channel 3 station for Northern Ireland earlier this year. The redundancies are a result of a centralisation of duties within the ITV network and the sale of UTV Ireland to Virgin Media. In a statement issued today by UTV to media outlets, the […]

TV has announced it’s axing UTV Northern Ireland’s late news programme as it brings its newly-acquired station in line with the rest of the ITV Network. UTV Live Tonight, broadcast most weeks from Monday-Thursday after News At Ten in a 30 minute slot, will be axed at the end of September, just weeks after it’s […]

UTV has unveiled its new brand identity as part of the ITV family. The fresh look was designed by ITV Creative and the UTV Creative team and will be on air in the coming months. The UTV Live News identity will also be updated, in keeping with the ITV News network. Rufus Radcliffe, Group Director […]

UTV and UTV Ireland’s 250 staff are now part of ITV’s global television business, while managing director Michael Wilson will remain at the helm of the Ireland business. The company’s television division was sold in October in a £100m transaction, in a deal first revealed in August. Adam Crozier, chief executive of ITV said UTV has […]

UK commercial giant ITV has completed its acquisition of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV after securing government approval for the deal. A £100m (US$154m) conditional agreement was reached last October following the poor performance of UTV Ireland since its launch in January 2015. The channel made an £11.5m loss in its first year. The Broadcasting Authority […]

UTV Media has agreed to sell its television stations and brand to ITV for £100m. The media company has operated in Northern Ireland since 1959 when it became the first commercial television channel in Ireland. It launched a station in the Republic of Ireland in January this year. However, the new Dublin station struggled to […]

UTV Media, has confirmed it is in talks with ITV over the sale of its TV assets. The Belfast-based company’s share price climbed 10 per cent in early trading this morning to 172 pence in response to speculation about the deal, which emerged over the weekend in Irish newspapers. This morning, a spokeswoman for UTV […]

Northern Ireland’s UTV is to launch a new channel in the republic of Irealand. UTV, which holds the Channel 3 licence in the province and is an affiliate to the ITV plc run Channel 3 service in England and Wales has announced the creation of UTV Ireland – a new dedicated channel for viewers in […]

As of Monday, November 4 2013, UTV HD is available on both the Sky and Freesat platforms. It means viewers on those platforms will be able to enjoy top shows such as X Factor, Coronation Street and Emmerdale in high definition. Sky HD viewers can find UTV HD on channel 103 and on Freesat channel […]

Northern Irish broadcaster UTV has confirmed it will be launching its HD channel on Sky and Freesat in November. The announcement comes a week after test data for UTV HD was spotted on satellite. The channel will launch on 4th November 2013 in Northern Ireland on Freesat channel 119 – the number currently assigned to […]